Rodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning in Rialito, CA. He was 47.
According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they responded to a call at 5:25 AM PT. We're told they physically removed King from the pool and attempted CPR.
Rodney King, whose beating by police led to massive rioting in Los Angeles in 1992, was found dead at the bottom of a pool at his California home on Sunday.
King, 47, was discovered by his fiancé, who called police at 5:25 a.m., according to TMZ.
Rialto police pulled King's lifeless body from the pool and attempted to revive him. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a local hospital.
King became an icon of police brutality 20 years ago after he was brutally beaten by a group of LAPD officers after a freeway chase through the San Fernando Valley.
Amateur video of the incident caught the officers raining more than 50 baton blows on King’s crumpled, unarmed body.
PHOTOS: LA RIOTS, 20 YEARS LATER
Four LAPD officers were acquitted of assault on April 29, 1992, sparking a riot that killed 54 people, led to widespread looting and arson and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
King eventually won $3.8 million from the city, but spent it all on houses, a construction business and a record label, he told the Daily News in April.
His life since the beating was checkered by run-ins with the law, and he publically battled alcohol addiction on the reality shows "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" and "Sober House."
In 2010, he became engaged to Cynthia Kelley, who sat on the jury of his civil case against the city.
King made headlines again this spring as a commentator on the Trayvon Martin case and released a book in April, "The Riot Within: My Journey From Redemption To Rebellion."
WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rodney-king-found-dead-pool-report-article-1.1097209#ixzz1y4BA2SNm
Our sources say he was pronounced dead at 6:11 AM.
Law enforcement sources say Rialto PD will open a drowning investigation.
Rodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning in Rialito, CA. He was 47.
According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they responded to a call at 5:25 AM PT. We're told they physically removed King from the pool and attempted CPR.
Rodney King, whose beating by police led to massive rioting in Los Angeles in 1992, was found dead at the bottom of a pool at his California home on Sunday.
King, 47, was discovered by his fiancé, who called police at 5:25 a.m., according to TMZ.
Rialto police pulled King's lifeless body from the pool and attempted to revive him. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a local hospital.
King became an icon of police brutality 20 years ago after he was brutally beaten by a group of LAPD officers after a freeway chase through the San Fernando Valley.
Amateur video of the incident caught the officers raining more than 50 baton blows on King’s crumpled, unarmed body.
PHOTOS: LA RIOTS, 20 YEARS LATER
Four LAPD officers were acquitted of assault on April 29, 1992, sparking a riot that killed 54 people, led to widespread looting and arson and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
King eventually won $3.8 million from the city, but spent it all on houses, a construction business and a record label, he told the Daily News in April.
His life since the beating was checkered by run-ins with the law, and he publically battled alcohol addiction on the reality shows "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" and "Sober House."
In 2010, he became engaged to Cynthia Kelley, who sat on the jury of his civil case against the city.
King made headlines again this spring as a commentator on the Trayvon Martin case and released a book in April, "The Riot Within: My Journey From Redemption To Rebellion."
WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rodney-king-found-dead-pool-report-article-1.1097209#ixzz1y4BA2SNm
Our sources say he was pronounced dead at 6:11 AM.
Law enforcement sources say Rialto PD will open a drowning investigation.
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